About Experts in Volunteering
Experts in Volunteering is a project of Greater London Volunteering, funded by the Big Lottery Fund. We have a Development Worker in each of London's sub-regions.
We aim to build the capacity of volunteer involving organisations so that they are managing volunteers well and providing Londoners with fulfilling volunteering experiences.
Below: Steven Szumski, Head of Operations at Reach, is presented with London's Volunteer Management Charter by Kerry Tweed, Director of Greater London Volunteering. Reach finds volunteers with specialist expertise to help voluntary organisations reach their full potential. Skilled volunteers are also an essential part of Reach's team. Reach has endorsed the Charter, and completed a Volunteer Management Health Check.
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The key strands of the project are:
The Charter
Health Check
Action Learning Sets
EIV Training
Goals and objectives:
- Improved awareness and implementation of good practice in volunteer management
- Good quality volunteering experiences for Londoners
- Increased number of volunteering opportunities in Greater London
- Increased awareness and take up of Volunteer Centre services for volunteer involving organisations
- increased unity and collaborative working by London's Volunteer Centre network
Benefits to organisations:
- Free training on volunteer management topics
- Action learning sets – work-based problem solving in a supportive peer group of volunteer managers
- London's Volunteer Management Charter – a public indication of commitment to excellent volunteer management
- Free Health Check: a tool for improving your work with volunteers
- Easy one stop access to the training delivered by Volunteer Centres
- Find consultant or trainer, with particular expertise in volunteering
- Find sample policies, procedures and other resources
- Sign up to London’s Volunteer Management Charter
- Contact and obtain support from a member of our team
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To find out more about the project, please download Introducing Experts In Volunteering.
"Volunteer Centres provide a crucial service in enabling volunteer involving organisations to include volunteers in their good work. The Experts in Volunteering website is an excellent, accessible way for front line voluntary and community organisation to access details of the knowledge, skills and experience of Volunteer Centres, as well as other support organisations, without the restrictions of borough boundaries. In short, this site helps Volunteer Centres work together in supporting London volunteering.”
Shaun Delaney, Membership Services Manager
Volunteer Centre Greenwich
